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Thread #143970   Message #3330519
Posted By: Jim Carroll
29-Mar-12 - 05:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: Toulouse killings
Subject: RE: BS: Toulouse killings
No - not good enough Keith - the article specifically describes him as a disturbed young man rather than a Islamic jihadist
You are aware of that - you claim to have read the article containing the Intelligence Chief's statement describing him as such - in case it has slipped your mind - here it is again.
I expect a withdrawal of your accusations - an apology would be nice, but I realise that's out of the question
Jim Carroll

"He's a Janus, someone with two faces," said Bernard Squarcini. the intelligence chief who suggested that Merah's crimes resulted from mental illness — "a medical problem" rather than a jihadist's vocation. "You have to look at his broken childhood and psychiatric problems," he added.
His parents divorced when : he was young and his father ; returned to Algeria. A school dropout, he got the occasional job in a garage but relied on his mother for money. At 16 he was arrested for throwing stones on board a bus. There followed convictions for scooter theft and driving without a licence......